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Did you ever think of a pun so glorious that you felt like making an entire mod around it? Probably not, but I have a feeling the creator of Duke Forces underwent that exact line of thinking when he came up the with mod's tagline "Use the Force, Duke!".
As you might guess from the title, Duke Forces is a total conversion of Duke Nukem 3D with a Star Wars twist, inspired by one of the better old-school Star Wars games out there, Dark Forces. Its designed to be a bit of cheesy and completely ridiculous fun, and if the brief trailer is any judge, it manages to do just that:
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During the recent reveal for Battlefield 1 EA and DICE showcased numerous moments of hand-to-hand combat, including the hilarious shovel-slap, but they never mentioned how the melee combat would be one of the key elements of gameplay.
This information comes from a recent interview Venturebeat did with Battlefield 1's Lead Designer Daniel Berlin where they discussed numerous aspects of gameplay, the team's decision making process, and most interestingly, the melee combat system and performance worries. Here's what Berlin had to say:
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During a recent Nvidia event Id Software came on stage to show off Doom's performance when backed up by the monstrously powerful (and expensive) GTX 1080. To top things off, they also used the Vulkan API, which is essentially the OpenGL equivalent of DirectX 12, though they didn't mention how much it actually impacted Doom's performance.
The end result of all of this was some rather stunning footage of Doom that managed to constantly remain between 150 - 200 FPS, and best of all, the presenter actually seemed to be capable of aiming unlike the previous few trailers where we only got to enjoy watching the Doom guy flail about. That mini-rant aside, here's the video:
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This wouldn't be the first time The Witcher 3's upcoming expansion Blood and Wine had its release date leaked, but given the overwhelming evidence on display here I would wager that this rumor is the correct one.
The leak comes to us from Wario64 on Twitter who managed to notice that the Blood and Wine Steam Store page had been prematurely released, with the May 30 31 launch date in full view. Here's one of the screenshots he managed to capture that showcases all of the features we'll be able to experience in Blood and Wine:
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After the announcement trailer was accidentally released a couple of days too early, Blizzard has finally confirmed that both Chromie, the time-controlling Bronze dragon with an obsession for Gnome girls, and Medivh, the all-powerful mage, will be arriving to Heroes of the Storm in the near future.
Naturally, since this is Heroes of the Storm we're talking about, this news was instantly followed up by the reveal of a whole bunch of new consmetics, including the mounts that will serve as rewards for the current pre-season. Have a look:
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Space Pirates and Zombies (or SPAZ for short) was one of those games that despite its obvious imperfections ended up being a giant vacuum for free time, or as normal people say it, a rather fun game.
So imagine my surprise when I recently heard that a sequel, 3.5 years in the making, will be arriving on Steam Early Access in a little over a week, May 19 to be specific. If you share my befuddlement, here's the most recent trailer showcasing all of the advances the team made over the past few years:
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If you're having the time of your life playing as Bastion, or simply getting mowed down by Bastion as the majority of players I've met seem to be doing the past few days, you'll be glad to hear that the Overwatch Open Beta has been extended by one day.
This announcement comes from the most recent Blizzard post over at the Overwatch forums where the team has expressed their gratitude for the overwhelming amount of player feedback that has arrived over the past couple of days. Here's the full message:
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Origin Access is EA's subscription based service that provides early previews of new games, discounts on purchases, and most importantly, full access to a whole bunch of games found within the Vault.
The Vault currently contains 21 games, but that's soon going to change as EA has announced plans to add the Mass Effect trilogy, Trine 1 and 2, Dungeons of Dredmore, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, and a few more over the course of the next two months.
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[Update]: Dead Island 2 is not only alive, but it's also finally launching on February 3rd, 2023 for PC and consoles!
Dead Island, the game with quite possibly the best and most misleading trailer I've ever seen, is soon getting the remaster treatment, which unfortunately won't cure the endless sewer level, but it sure will make it a lot prettier.
Along with the updated version of the original game, the Dead Island Definitive Collection is also bundling in the remastered version of Dead Island: Riptide, and Dead Island Retro Revenge. Here's the trailer showcasing the new lighting and graphics in action:
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The current ranked play system in Heroes of the Storm is basic at best, and completely ineffective at worst. Its not infrequent to meet players that are of a similar rank to you, yet in a completely different league skill-wise, both positive and negative.
With the upcoming June 14 ranked play revamp these issues should all be a thing of the past as Heroes of the Storm is adapting a system very similar to the proven and tested one from Starcraft 2, and best of all, there are some nifty prizes for those that decided to push through the ranks.